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Six puppies were confiscated as evidence of a crime and placed in the Montcalm County Animal Shelter in the summer of 2009. The dogs weren’t released until 22 months later. “This is a happy story,” said Sandra Carlton of Greenville, who helped rescue the dogs. “It was such a sad, sad story that had such a good, good ending.”

One final toast was held at the Greenville Country Club on Saturday just two days before its demolition.
The country club opened its doors in 1928 and closed in April of this year. “It’s kind of depressing,” said Jim Malone.

Motivated by recent crimes in the Greenville area, community members have stepped up to form a neighbor watch group. The group, which was started by a Facebook group page on Jan. 13, is called Greenville Area Neighborhood Watch-Book. The Facebook page already has more than 600 members. “I am very pleased to see how fast the group is growing,” said page creator David Hendrick. “The more eyes out there, the better.”